The lineup has been revealed for The Tank’s fall 2026 season, which will begin this September. The Off-Broadway company will stage four new plays with world premiere and New York premiere productions.
The season will kick off with Daphne Silbiger’s Very Blue Light, running September 10-October 4. Emily Moler will direct the play following two women reuniting with their childhood best friend in Marfa, Texas, only to discover that he aligns politically with his bosses in big tech.
Next, Eric Holmes’ Falls for Jodie will be staged September 24-October 18. In it, John checks into a New Haven Hotel and finds an ally in the night concierge, Eddie, as the pair realize they are both hopelessly in love with two Yale students who barely know they exist—but audiences will soon discover that John is one of America’s most infamous figures: John Hinckley Jr., just months before his attempt to assassinate Ronald Reagan. Terrence Mosley will direct.
Laura Zlatos’ Show Trial will make its world premiere October 15 with support from Mateo King West. Directed by Tom Costello, it will run through November 8. The play turns state propaganda into farce, with choreographed confessions, scripted testimony, and a healthy disregard for family, all built from the real transcripts of the 1950 trial of Milada Horáková, the Czechoslovak dissident accused of treason by a regime that had already written the verdict.
A New Georges–supported Production, Legerdemain, will make its world premiere October 29, running through November 22. Julie Kramer will direct Lynn Rosen’s play following Devin, a jaded writer and waitress at Butterloafs, a chain restaurant in New England. As Halloween approaches and a strangler is on the loose, Devin gets to know Don Franz, her most devoted customer—grief is shared, and a story’s resurrection changes lives in the blink of an eye.
Founded in 2003, The Tank is an Obie Award-winning, multi-disciplinary non-profit arts presenter and producer, which provides a home to emerging artists working across all disciplines, including theatre, comedy, dance, film, music, puppetry, and storytelling. Led by Artistic Directors Meghan Finn and Johnny G. Lloyd, with Managing Producer Molly FitzMaurice, The Tank champions emerging artists engaged in the pursuit of new ideas and forms of expression by removing economic barriers.
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